COMT, MTHFR, HLADQ2, MAO, GAD1, etc… all those genes and variations are very confusing to look at. That’s why I am here to translate what those markers called SNPs mean to YOU and learn what you can do to improve your health. This is the part of Functional “preventive” Medicine. How this testing will benefit us? You may find the risk factors for chronic and acute diseases, how your body (especially kidney and liver) is made for detoxifying environmental pathogenic factors. One good example will be a family live in a moldy house. Tom got unrelated symptoms like vertigo, skin rash, insomnia, irritability, asthma, etc… but his wife and two kids living under the same roof are perfectly fine. Many people think they have an allergy but NOT mold because other family members are perfectly fine. Tom might have a genetic mutation for poor liver methylation means he needs to get more “detoxifying” foods or supplements clean out toxins going through the liver every day but not accumulating it. What if you have homozygous carriers of the BCMO1 gene which is beta carotene 9for example: carrots) from the foods is not able to convert into Vitamin A. What if you have this gene (5 variations) positive, and having digestive issues but not eye-related problems. The chances are your PCP and GI specialists will not check your serum vitamin A (Retinol) level. What if your Retinol level is very low? It might be the root cause of your gut issue since vitamin A plays the “crucial” role repairing the gut lining. You will learn how your genomics are made for balancing hormones, weights, cardiovascular issues, aging factors, and mood (neurotransmitters- brain chemical messengers got involved as well) and much much more. As I mentioned before, this is the one step forward “preventive” medicine. Only a few spits of saliva sample reveals a lot of information.
This is what I suggest.
#1. Order 23&me Health & Ancestry Report ($199-) (sample report here).
See the difference between these two reports? If you did 23and me Health Report and the file is sleeping in the hard drive in your computer, it is the time to plug their txt.file into the TrueReport. VERY easy process. There are more than a few genetic testing companies out there but unless you are looking for certain genetic markers, I believe TrueReport is economical enough and able to give you a lot of information about your genetic composition and you will learn what you can do about it! That is the point of this page.
#2. Plug the raw data .txt file into Nutrigenomic True. Report ($29-) I was referring to this 47 pages pdf report (sample report here).
See the difference between these two reports? If you did 23and me Health Report and the file is sleeping in the hard drive in your computer, it is the time to plug it into the TrueReport. There are more than a few genetic testing companies out there but unless you are looking for certain genetic markers, I believe TrueReport is economical enough and able to give you a lot of information about your genetic composition and you will learn what you can do about it! That is the point of this page.
Nutrigenomics Interpretation benefits you by finding your genetic mutations and expression but the most important point is you can start optimizing your diet, lifestyle to improve health and happiness in your life. There are solutions by finding the hidden meaning, the certain combination of SNPs, of each variant. This is not genetic training but Nutri – how to prevent certain genetic mutations to be kept in silence by not triggered by epigenetic controls. Epigenetic include environmental factors and nutritions you get from the foods you eat. Many people are afraid to find out the genes because they do not want to find out their destiny but it is far from the truth. Just like the loaded gun is sitting there in the closet. The gun gets fired ONLY somebody triggers to fire the gun. Otherwise, nothing happens. A loaded gun is just quietly sitting there. Nobody has perfect genes. The important point is to find out what you can do about it.
If you are my patient, I will be able to interpret this report along with your previous lab report, functional medicine testing report, and questionnaires and come up with the treatment plan.